Chamberlain Music is a Department for Education approved supplier for the Musical Instruments, Equipment & Technology Framework
Explore the fun of Bug-Beats, each bursting with vibrant colours. This medium-sized honey beetle is designed to produce lively sounds that inspire children to unleash their creativity while enjoying the outdoors. There’s also a small leaf beetle and large flower beetle available.
These playful instruments can accommodate players of all ages and abilities, and they feature wings made from strong, reinforced hollow polymer, designed like temple blocks, and equipped with notches to create a sensory, ridged surface. As idiophones, they produce sound through the instrument's vibration, with each block's internal space serving as a resonating chamber. When you strike these colourful blocks with a mallet, they generate a fun, loud, echoing sound. Additionally, you can scrape the mallet along the notches to create a sound similar to that of a güiro.
These bugs can be mounted on a stainless-steel post or installed using fixings that can be retrofitted to other outdoor instruments, play equipment, fences, and walls. Spark discussions about the natural world and add vibrant sound to your gardens all year long!
This inclusive play equipment looks and sounds amazing, especially with a combination of other outdoor instruments, and it provides multi-generational fun. These musical beetles support SEND learning by helping to improve hand-eye coordination, listening skills, and motor skills in an interactive and engaging way. It’s also at a height that makes it accessible for young children and those who use a wheelchair, which is great for those that want to start or continue to enjoy the experience of creating music.
The Percussion Play Bug-Beats are built from durable, weather-proof materials that perform well in even the most challenging outdoor environments. The bodies are securely mounted to a stainless-steel frame, or come ready to be wall-mounted.
Percussion Play's manufacturing processes are consistently of the highest quality, and on top of that they offer unrivalled warranties on their products:
Limited 25 Year Warranty - on metalwork used in the supporting structure of stands and frames, against structural failure caused by deterioration due to exposure to weather or by defective materials or workmanship.
Limited 10 Year Warranty - on timber, composite, aluminium and stainless steel components (includes notes and fixings), against structural failure caused by deterioration due to exposure to weather or by defective materials or defective workmanship.
Limited 2 Year Warranty - on mallets and other components used in the initiation of percussive sound on Percussion Play instruments.
NB: These Limited Warranties do not include fading of colours, damage due to excessive wear and tear, vandalism, or negligence.
There are two ways to install this Percussion Play product:
The leg is attached to a base plate, which is then fixed into the ground using anchors. This provides a brilliant level of stability, whilst making it possible to move the product around with relative ease.
The leg is directly embedded into the ground, providing excellent, long-lasting stability. However, once placed, the instrument will be very hard to move - perfect for permanent installations.
Chamberlain Music is an approved supplier for the DfE Musical Instruments, Equipment, & Technology Framework.
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